Feisal Salum
Tanzanian footballer
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Feisal Salum Abdallah, commonly known as Fei Toto, (born 11 January 1998) is a Tanzanian professional footballer who plays as a Attacking midfielder for Tanzanian Premier League club Azam FC and the Tanzania national team. He is a technically gifted and creative offensive playmaker who could play as an attacking midfielder or Box-to-box midfielder or as Deep-lying playmaker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Feisal Salum Abdallah | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Zanzibar | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Azam F.C. | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | JKU | ||
| 2018–2022 | Young Africans | 26+ | (32) |
| 2023– | Azam F.C | 54 | (23) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2025 | Zanzibar | 13 | (1) |
| 2018– | Tanzania | 60 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:00, 30 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
International
Zanzibar,Tanzania
Salum played at the 2017 CECAFA Cup with the Zanzibar national football team.
During the 2025 Mapinduzi Cup, Salum chose to represent Zanzibar instead of Tanzania Mainland. During the competition, he scored his first goal for Zanzibar during a 1–0 win against Tanzania Mainland on 3 January 2025.[1]
Tanzania
Salum made his Tanzania national football team debut on 16 October 2018 in an AFCON qualifier against Cape Verde.[2]
He was selected for Tanzania's Africa Cup of Nations squads in 2019, 2023 and 2025. On 30 December 2025, he scored in a 1–1 draw against Tunisia during the latter tournament, securing his nation's qualification for the knockout stages for the first time in their history as one of the best third-placed teams.[3]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 30 December 2025.
- Scores and results list Tanzania's goal tally first.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 November 2020 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | 12 |  Tunisia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 7 September 2021 | Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | 21 |  Madagascar | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 10 September 2024 | Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast | 43 |  Guinea | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4. | 16 November 2024 | Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo | 46 |  Ethiopia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 5. | 30 December 2025 | Rabat Olympic Stadium, Rabat, Morocco | 59 | Tunisia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations |
- Scores and results list Zanzibar's goal tally first.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3 January 2025 | Gombani Stadium, Zanzibar | 10 |  Tanzania | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2025 Mapinduzi Cup |
Honours
Zanzibar
- Mapinduzi Cup
- Champions (1): 2025
